ABANDONED: Up to 4.5 million young people, ages 16 - 24, Anne Kim

ABANDONED: Up to 4.5 million young people, ages 16 - 24, Anne Kim

Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with @Anne_S_Kim about those millions of young people Kim considers 'Abandoned'. Anne Kim is a writer based in northern Virginia and the author of Abandoned: America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection. She was special projects editor at the Washington Monthly in 2013 and senior writer from 2015 to 2018. Americans under the age of 25 grab headlines when they launch flashy startups or become activists for social change. However, as Washington Monthly Anne Kim shows, both in this discussion and her book, the success of such leaders masks an alarming reality ill-served by current public policy: "In 2017, as many as 4.5 million young people" ages 16-24 were neither in school nor working. Social scientists call them "disconnected youth" (or, in Europe, NEETs, for "not in employment, education, or training"), and many of them have aged out of foster care or spent time in prison and lack the support of trusted adults. A vice president of the Progressive Policy Institute, Kim shows clearly how their plight tends to result from years of systemic failures.

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"Power, Homosexuality and Hypocrisy" in The Closet of the Vatican

"Power, Homosexuality and Hypocrisy" in The Closet of the Vatican

Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg) speaks here with Frederic Martel (@martelf) for the new paperback publication of his latest book, In The Closet of The Vatican. Pope Francis declared that "behind rigidit...

20 Helmi 202032min

What Made 'The Lady Sing The Blues'?

What Made 'The Lady Sing The Blues'?

Soulful jazz singer Billie Holliday is remembered these days for her unique sound, troubled personal history, and a catalogue that includes such resonant songs as Strange Fruit and God Bless the Child...

13 Helmi 202038min

Literary Lion, Michael Korda Speaks of Love and Loss

Literary Lion, Michael Korda Speaks of Love and Loss

(At the end of this interview, Cleo Z. reads Mary Oliver's poem, 'I Worried'. To learn more or contact Cleo Z., please DM @claudiacragg) Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with #MichaelKorda abou...

6 Helmi 202029min

Oh, What a Relief: None of this May Be REAL?

Oh, What a Relief: None of this May Be REAL?

What if the real world isn't 'REAL' but just some kind of computer program? Claudia Cragg (@claudiacragg) speaks here with Riz Virk @Rizstanford As Virk (Treasure Hunt, 2017) puts it, "The fundamental...

30 Tammi 202029min

Jennifer Neitzel, Addressing Educational Imbalances and Inequities

Jennifer Neitzel, Addressing Educational Imbalances and Inequities

Claudia Cragg speaks with Dr. Jennifer Neitzel of the Educational Equity Institute. Their mission is to facilitate authentic engagement and relationships that empower communities to guide the work of ...

23 Tammi 202024min

An "Illegal Occupation" Celebrates Its 127th Anniversary

An "Illegal Occupation" Celebrates Its 127th Anniversary

Today is the 127 anniversary of what many Hawaiians consider to be an "illegal occupation" of their lands. On Jan. 17, 1893, Queen Lili`uokalani of the independent kingdom of Hawai`i was overthrown as...

18 Tammi 202030min

A Much-Needed Antidote to Racism, from Max Klau

A Much-Needed Antidote to Racism, from Max Klau

As of production time, the 2020 Presidential Race has only 'Old White Men' contenders. We could debate why endlessly, but perhaps something deeper is at play? Claudia Cragg (@ClaudiaCragg) speaks here...

16 Tammi 202026min

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